Carmen Paulsen, North VancouverMember Since February 2008Artist Statement was born in Lueneburg Germany in 1962.I left my Homeland in 1979 and taveled to France and Spain.I crossed the Atlantic in a 9 Meter Sailboat with two other People and turned 18 in the middle of the Ocean.we left from Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and we were heading towards Martinique.The Boat got of corse and we hit a Sandbank in the middle of the Night on the coast of French Guyana.(Long Story}.I did later traveled to some of the Caribian Islands by Cargo Ship.We flew over to Miami Florida from Martinique.Then traveled through the USA.I ended up in Prince George Canada.I have been Living in vancouver for the last 29 years were I raised my 3 children.In have been drawing for the last 7 years.And now my atraction is Oilcolors